Stanza 1
Striving onward, Pressing forward,
Life divine to gain,
We will ever Make endeavour
Till we it attain,
What detains, we’ll cast aside
By that promise to abide!
Who endureth, Life secureth,
And the Prize shall gain.
Stanza 2
While contending And defending
For the truth and right,
Draw us nearer Show us clearer
Lord Thy Spirit’s might;
Let Thy word its strength impart
To each sad and yearning heart.
Praise unbounding Shall be sounding
At Thy throne of light.
Stanza 3
In the sorrow, Which the morrow
May around us roll,
Hold us ever; leave us never,
Save, O save the soul!
Thro’ temptation’s daily strife,
Thro’ the vanities of life.
Lead us onward, forward, upward
To our glorious goal.
Stanza 4
Thou should call me, take me;
All my pow’r is naught.
All my soul desire in this life;
Is thy gracious pow’r.
In thy word, you give me life.
Let your Spirit fill my life,
Ever, ever I shall proclaim,
Jesus gave me life.
English Hymnal – Global Evangelical Church (GEC) Hymn 188